Tag Archives: unpopularity

Southbound Obama

January 26, 2010 – 9:12 pm

The night Barack Obama was elected president the city of New York danced in the streets. We sang PEACE TRAIN in bars. I hugged men my age with tears in my eyes. Their eyes were wet too. It seemed like 40 years of government by assassination, corruption, and deceit were coming to an end, then […]

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GW Bush versus Jimmy Carter Unpopularity Contest

June 14, 2007 – 10:49 pm

In 1979 America was depressed by the Iran hostage crisis, gas prices, and Jimmy Carter’s dour demeanor. His approval rating slipped below 30% and Ronald Reagan brokered a deal with the Teheran mullahs to delay the release of the hostages until after the Old Dutch’s election. Most Americans were not sad to see Jimmy go. […]

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